Even the applause seemed tired as a weary Pocatello City Council voted 4-2 to pass an ordinance to protect members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from discrimination when it comes to housing, employment and public accommodations. Voting for the ordinance that contains only three modifications compared to one that failed in April were Roger Bray, Gary Moore, Steve Brown and Eva Nye. Those opposed were councilmen Craig Cooper and Jim Johnston. Language added to the ordinance that would have called for gender identification based on state driver's licenses or official IDs in restrooms and locker rooms and an exemption for all employers with five or fewer employes were pulled before the bill passed. An addition to the April ordinance language was made early Friday morning as the Thursday council meeting went past midnight/Idaho State Journal. More here.

Tony Stewart (who sent this link to Huckleberries Online): The City of Pocatello last evening adopted the anti-discrimination ordinance on the basis of the LGBT community. If you click on the http address below, you will get the details of the debate and vote. Also please note below that with the six cities involved, the ordinance now covers 347,250 city residents or 21.76 per cent of the state’s population.

Question: Do you think the Legislature will "Add the Words" in the 2014 session?